Word To Yamas

After doing my laundry early Sunday morning, I called up my mom. We actually talk more when I was in Toronto since we have a whole week to catch up on. She was at my uncle's on Monday since this was the first Tet without my grandma. Unfortunately, she still did not wear a mask when taking transit. So my mom caught something and spent all week convalescing at home.

In other news, the duds my cousin were saddled with turned out to be even more so. One was wrapping up their trial for assaulting another parent at the school drop-off. Afterwards, they were leaving for their childhood home in the Maritimes. Will there be child support? They haven't worked in a few years. Another was of the "if you tell me, I'll do it" ilk. Considering they were in a go-nowhere job at Walmart and now have 2 children, a government job with a pension, and a house all thanks to my cousin, they could be more active in their own life. The third surprised me because they seemed responsible. But they have been siphoning money from the joint account to cover their mom's "financial gap". Since the latter had a house, a condo in development, and investments from her late husband, I don't sympathize. My mom has only about $20K in government aid (CPP, OAS, and GIS) annually if it wasn't for my help. In any case, using money from your spouse without telling them, that was a red flag. Choosing a different path than their parents' less-than-storybook life haven't turn out great for my cousins. I'm almost glad that there have been no one to disappoint me in my life.

After lunch, I headed down to College and Dovercourt. I was curious to see how Society Clubhouse made use of the old yoga studio space. It just so happened that The AMBiENT PiNG was showcasing some ambient music producers in the afternoon. But seeing all the parents with small children, it might be more for kids. So I left for some croissants ($4.25) from Barbershop and to check out the No Frills at the Carvalo Condos. This was the smallest chain supermarket location I've been to. It would have made better sense if the original tenant Pusateri had moved in. This grocery store needed "curation" instead of stocking per corporate policy. For example, all the De Cecco pasta were gone, but the (limited) shelves were still full of Italpasta and other brands.